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USD/CAD points to consolidation – BBH FXStreet (Barcelona) - Dean Popplewell, Director of Currency Analysis at Market Pulse, comments that today’s Eurogroup-Greece talks have heightened the concerns about Greece’s banking system, and further adds about the potential impact on EUR/USD as the previously seen yield support diminishes. Key Quotes “The EUR starts this week on the back foot as nerves have convinced some longs to liquidate ahead of today’s Eurogroup meeting. Renewed concern over Greece’s future in the eurozone will always produce headwinds for the euro.” “No agreement is seen on Greece at this time, but European Union members are expecting progress to be evident in the negotiation process. The talks between the Greek government and its international partners are entering a crucial phase, overshadowed by a precarious fiscal situation, heavy debt redemption, and concerns about the stability of Greece’s banking system.” “A majority of the market expects a deal to be reached, but the failure to reach an agreement in the coming weeks could firmly put Greece on the Grexit path.” “With the fixed-income market leading the forex moves of late, the EUR bull will be looking toward the rates market for support. A pleasant surprise for EUR long positions is that the two-year U.S.-German yield spread has narrowed -5 basis points since Friday’s jobs report, and with 10s at +158 basis points, they are in -3 basis points today and remain close to last week’s +152 basis points low.” “The EUR bear is required to break €1.1135 support with momentum before pointing to further losses toward €1.1055 and €1.0850.” May 11,2015 OctaFX.Com News Updates Trade with OctaFX - the Most Reliable Forex broker!

USD/CAD points to consolidation – BBH FXStreet (Barcelona) - Dean Popplewell, Director of Currency Analysis at Market Pulse, comments that today’s Eurogroup-Greece talks have heightened the concerns about Greece’s banking system, and further adds about the potential impact on EUR/USD as the previously seen yield support diminishes. Key Quotes “The EUR starts this week on the back foot as nerves have convinced some longs to liquidate ahead of today’s Eurogroup meeting. Renewed concern over Greece’s future in the eurozone will always produce headwinds for the euro.” “No agreement is seen on Greece at this time, but European Union members are expecting progress to be evident in the negotiation process. The talks between the Greek government and its international partners are entering a crucial phase, overshadowed by a precarious fiscal situation, heavy debt redemption, and concerns about the stability of Greece’s banking system.” “A majority of the market expects a deal to be reached, but the failure to reach an agreement in the coming weeks could firmly put Greece on the Grexit path.” “With the fixed-income market leading the forex moves of late, the EUR bull will be looking toward the rates market for support. A pleasant surprise for EUR long positions is that the two-year U.S.-German yield spread has narrowed -5 basis points since Friday’s jobs report, and with 10s at +158 basis points, they are in -3 basis points today and remain close to last week’s +152 basis points low.” “The EUR bear is required to break €1.1135 support with momentum before pointing to further losses toward €1.1055 and €1.0850.” May 11,2015 OctaFX.Com News Updates Trade with OctaFX - the Most Reliable Forex broker!

Greek default risk heightens – MP FXStreet (Barcelona) - Dean Popplewell, Director of Currency Analysis at Market Pulse, comments that today’s Eurogroup-Greece talks have heightened the concerns about Greece’s banking system, and further adds about the potential impact on EUR/USD as the previously seen yield support diminishes. Key Quotes “The EUR starts this week on the back foot as nerves have convinced some longs to liquidate ahead of today’s Eurogroup meeting. Renewed concern over Greece’s future in the eurozone will always produce headwinds for the euro.” “No agreement is seen on Greece at this time, but European Union members are expecting progress to be evident in the negotiation process. The talks between the Greek government and its international partners are entering a crucial phase, overshadowed by a precarious fiscal situation, heavy debt redemption, and concerns about the stability of Greece’s banking system.” “A majority of the market expects a deal to be reached, but the failure to reach an agreement in the coming weeks could firmly put Greece on the Grexit path.” “With the fixed-income market leading the forex moves of late, the EUR bull will be looking toward the rates market for support. A pleasant surprise for EUR long positions is that the two-year U.S.-German yield spread has narrowed -5 basis points since Friday’s jobs report, and with 10s at +158 basis points, they are in -3 basis points today and remain close to last week’s +152 basis points low.” “The EUR bear is required to break €1.1135 support with momentum before pointing to further losses toward €1.1055 and €1.0850.” May 11,2015 OctaFX.Com News Updates Trade with OctaFX - the Most Reliable Forex broker!

Oil to stay below USD 100/barrel until next decade – OPEC’s draft strategy report FXStreet (Mumbai) - Reuters, on Monday, reported that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) does not see oil prices consistently trading at USD 100/barrel until next decade. The OPEC’s draft strategy report is reportedly carrying the pessimistic forecast, which may result in OPEC switching back to production quotas. The quotas/limits were abandoned in 2011 as small producers struggled to compete with large exporters. As per WSJ report, the new limits would allow the small producers to produce more. The report also says the limits would be considered if the OPEC’s share of the global market fell below 32%. The draft document may be subject to change ahead of the next OPEC meeting in June. Crude prices have weakened slightly after Reuters and WSJ reported the story. May 11,2015 OctaFX.Com News Updates Trade with OctaFX - the Most Reliable Forex broker!

EUR/USD weighed by uncertainty over Greece FXStreet (Córdoba) - EUR/USD managed to stabilize below 1.1200 on Monday but remains vulnerable as Eurozone finance ministers are due to meet in Brussels to negotiate Greek debt. EUR/USD retreated to a 6-day low at the 1.1130 zone and following a short-lived bounce that was capped by 1.1195, it came under renewed pressure during the European session. The pair is trading near daily lows at the 1.1150 zone, where it trades 0.48% lower on the day. EUR/USD is falling for third day in a row after being rejected from a 2-month high of 1.1391 last week. Greece has to repay €750 million on Tuesday to the International Monetary Fund, while negotiations with the Eurogroup are still in progress. Few analyst are expecting a deal on Monday. EUR/USD technical levels In terms of technical levels, EUR/USD could find immediate supports at 1.1132 (daily low), 1.1100 (psychological level) and 1.1065 (May 5 low). On the flip side, resistances are seen at 1.1205 (daily high), 1.1228 (100-day SMA) and 1.1287 (May 8 high). May 11,2015 OctaFX.Com News Updates Trade with OctaFX - the Most Reliable Forex broker!

CFTC: USD net longs at lowest level since December 14 – Rabobank FXStreet (Barcelona) - The Rabobank Team shares the IMM Net Speculators’ Positioning as at 5 May 2015. Key Quotes “USD longs fell for the third consecutive week as investors repositioned for a later first Fed rate hike. Although net positioning is still firmly in long territory, USD net longs are at their lowest level since December of last year.” “EUR shorts pared back further, though they remain at fairly elevated levels. Better economic data in the Eurozone is supportive, though Greek concerns remain a drag on the EUR.” “GBP net shorts dropped just ahead of the UK general election last week. News that the right leaning Conservative party have managed to win a majority is likely to lend further support to GBP.” “JPY shorts increased markedly. Talk of a summer rate cut from the BoJ remains in light of slow Japanese growth and inflation data.” “CHF net positions have held just above zero for six consecutive weeks with Grexit uncertainty likely a factor.” “AUD positions jumped sharply back into positive territory on talk that the RBA’s easing cycle may be over. CAD net shorts decreased further as rebounding oil prices support the currency.” May 11,2015 OctaFX.Com News Updates Trade with OctaFX - the Most Reliable Forex broker!

Brent Crude ignores Chinese stimulus FXStreet (Mumbai) - Brent Crude prices ignored the interest rate cut in China to trade with moderate losses on the back of a stronger US dollar. Strong USD weighs A stronger US dollar following the positive US non-farm payrolls last week put pressure on oil prices on Monday. The USD index rose 0.32% to trade at 95.21. Earlier today in the Asian session, prices rose to a high of USD 65.70/barrel, before falling to an intraday low of USD 64.47/barrel. However, the losses were restricted after the Reuters data confirmed China as the top importer of Crude in the world in April. The news saw prices recover slightly to trade closer to USD 65.00/barrel. Brent Crude Technical Levels The immediate resistance is located at 65.70, above which gains could be extended to 66.85 (200-DMA). On the flip side, a break below 64.20-63.89 could drive the prices lower to 62.50 levels. May 11,2015 OctaFX.Com News Updates Trade with OctaFX - the Most Reliable Forex broker!

Payrolls point to a September hike – Danske Bank FXStreet (Edinburgh) - In the view of Signe Roed-Frederiksen, Senior Analyst at Danske Bank, the Fed could hike in September following the result of April’s Payrolls. Key Quotes “Another 223,000 was added to US employment in April and the unemployment rate declined one notch to 5.4%. The net revision to March and February was -39,000”. “This leaves three-month average monthly job growth at 191,000, which is just below the pace we think marks the threshold for a first Fed funds rate hike”. “However, if we are right that US economic growth will rebound this quarter, the pace of job growth should remain above 200,000 in coming months”. “Markets reacted by sending US rates lower. It is likely expectations on job growth were lifted by the release of strong jobless claims data on Thursday and there was some payback after the increase in yields over the past one and a half weeks”. “Looking ahead, we continue to expect a first Fed funds rate hike in September, which is earlier than the current market pricing of a December hike”. “More important though, the pace of rate hikes implied by market rates is in our view too slow. Thus, we expect history to repeat itself and rates to move higher across the curve in coming months, most pronounced in the 2-5Y segment, as we move closer to the first rate hike”. May 11,2015 OctaFX.Com News Updates Trade with OctaFX - the Most Reliable Forex broker!

USD/JPY: consolidation with upside bias – AceTrader FXStreet (Barcelona) - The AceTrader Team, expects USD/JPY to consolidate in its broad 118.33-122.03 range with a mild upside bias. Key Quotes “Despite dollar's retreat from 120.24 to 119.59 in New York session on Friday, as early rally from 119.06 (Thursday) signals further choppy trading inside the 8-week long broad range of 122.03-118.33 would continue and with mild upside bias, re-test of last week's peak at 120.51 is envisaged but break needed to extend up move from April's low at 118.50 towards 120.84.” “On the downside, only below 119.06 would yield weakness towards 118.70/80 but support at 118.50 should remain intact.” May 11,2015 OctaFX.Com News Updates Trade with OctaFX - the Most Reliable Forex broker!

BOE maintains Bank rate at 0.5% FXStreet (Mumbai) - The Bank of England (BOE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) left the Bank Rate unchanged at 0.5%. The Committee also voted to maintain the stock of the purchased assets financed by the issuance of central bank reserves at GBP 375 billion. The previous move from the BOE was a reduction of 0.5 percentage points in the bank rate to 0.5% on 5 March 2009. The bank’s latest inflation and output projections will be released via its Inflation Report to be published at 10.30 a.m. on Wednesday. On the same day, an open letter from the Governor to the Chancellor of the Exchequer will be published, following the release of data for CPI inflation of 0.0% in March. May 11,2015 OctaFX.Com News Updates Trade with OctaFX - the Most Reliable Forex broker!

EUR/GBP drops below 0.72 FXStreet (Mumbai) - The EUR/GBP ran into fresh offers at 0.7250 post which the currency pair fell to a session low of 0.7199. Euro under pressure ahead of Eurogroup meeting The shared currency is being offered ahead of the Eurogroup meeting, which is expected to end with another stalemate between Greece and its international creditors. The real concern is a possibility of Greece failing to meet its payment to IMF due tomorrow. Meanwhile, the British Pound is being favored ahead of the BOE meeting, which is likely to be a non-event. However, the GBP/USD pair has taken out key resistance levels to trade near 1.5490 levels, thereby pushing the EUR/GBP cross lower. EUR/GBP Technical Levels The pair currently trades at 0.7205. The immediate resistance is located at 0.7225, above which gains could be extended to 0.7258 (50-DMA). On the other hand, a failure to rise above 0.72 could send the pair down to 0.7162 (Apr. 16 low). May 11,2015 OctaFX.Com News Updates Trade with OctaFX - the Most Reliable Forex broker!

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Treasury yields drop on mixed NFP report FXStreet (Mumbai) - The yield on the short duration and long duration US government bonds fell after the data in the US showed the economy added fewer-than-expected jobs in April, leading to a negative bi-monthly job additions. The 10-year yield now trades 5.2 basis points lower at 2.132%, while the 30-year yield weakened 2.6 basis points to 2.882%. Meanwhile, at the short-end of the curve, the 2-year yield, which mimics the short-term interest rate expectations, fell 4.7 basis points to 0.584%. The Treasury prices gained after the data showed added 223,000 jobs last month, compared with a forecast for a gain of 228,000 in a Bloomberg survey. However, the yields mainly came under pressure due to the downward revision of the previous month’s print from 126K to 184K, which took the net total for the last two months to -39K. May 08,2015 OctaFX.Com News Updates Trade with OctaFX - the Most Reliable Forex broker!

USD/CAD approaches 1.2100 FXStreet (Edinburgh) - After a quick knee-jerk to the 1.2040 region, USD/CAD has now returned to the area of 1.2100 following US Non-farm Payrolls and Canadian data. USD/CAD back from 1.2150 Volatility around the pair seems to have eased a tad now, with spot looking to stabilize below the 1.2100 handle following the releases in Canada and the US. It is worth recalling that the US economy created 223K jobs during the last month, in line with expectations, whereas the employment in Canada decreased more than anticipated by 19.7K vs. a forecasted drop of 5K. USD/CAD key levels At the moment the pair is down 33% at 1.2087 a breach of 1.2033 (low May 7) would open the door to 1.1940 (low May 6) and finally 1.1934 (low Jan.19). On the other direction, the initial up barrier lies at 1.2164 (high May 7) ahead of 1.2180 (high May 4) and then 1.2205 (high Apr.27). May 08,2015 OctaFX.Com News Updates Trade with OctaFX - the Most Reliable Forex broker!

NZD/USD moves off monthly lows after US employment data FXStreet (Córdoba) - The US dollar weakened across the board in the aftermath of the US nonfarm payrolls report, and sent NZD/USD to fresh daily highs. Data showed US economy added 223K new jobs in April, just below the 224K expected while the unemployment rate edged down to 5.4%. However, the bounce in hiring was offset by the nasty revision for March figure, which was cut down to 85K from 126K previously estimated. NZD/USD bounced from a 1-month low and spiked to daily high of 0.7482 in recent dealings. At time of writing, the pair is trading at 0.7470, recording a 0.33% gain on the day. NZD/USD levels to watch In terms of technical levels, immediate resistances are seen at 0.7495 (100-hour SMA) and 0.7528 (May 7 high). On the flip side, supports are seen at 0.7421 (daily low) and 0.7400 (psychological level). May 08,2015 OctaFX.Com News Updates Trade with OctaFX - the Most Reliable Forex broker!

Gold prints fresh session highs on the mixed NFP report FXStreet (Mumbai) - Gold prices rose to a session high of USD 1193.3/Oz, before paring gains to trade at USD 1189.8/Oz after the labor department data in the US showed the economy shed 39K jobs in the previous two months. Gold: Stuck at 50-DMA The metal is once again having a tough time in sustaining above its 50-DMA currently located at USD 1190.87. The gains could have been capped as the economy added 223K jobs in April after having added just 84K jobs in March. The rebound in April is more or less in line with the Fed’s view that job markets should remain robust despite slowdown in the first quarter. Gold Technical Levels The immediate resistance is seen at the daily high of 1193.3, above which gains could be extended to 1200.00. On the flip side, a break below 1181.6, could drive the metal down to 1177.5-1169.6. May 08,2015 OctaFX.Com News Updates Trade with OctaFX - the Most Reliable Forex broker!

USD/CHF oscillates after US employment data FXStreet (Córdoba) - USD/CHF oscillated between daily highs and lows as the dollar searches for direction following the release of US nonfarm payrolls. Data showed, US economy added 223,000 new jobs in April, slightly below the 224,000 expected while the unemployment rate dropped to 5.4% from 5.5% the previous month. However, the bounce was offset by the nasty revision for March, down to 85K from 126K previously estimated. USD/CHF dropped to a low of 0.9495 and then jumped to a high of 0.9277 as investors continue to digest data. At time of writing, the pair is trading at 0.9235, still 0.23% above its opening price. May 08,2015 OctaFX.Com News Updates Trade with OctaFX - the Most Reliable Forex broker!

Mexico Consumer Confidence dipped from previous 93.1 to 91.3 in April Read more inforexNews May 08,2015 OctaFX.Com News Updates Trade with OctaFX - the Most Reliable Forex broker!

Canada lost 19,700 jobs in April FXStreet (Mumbai) - The data released by Statistics Canada on Friday showed the Canadian economy lost 19,700 jobs in April, which was higher than the estimated job losses of 5000. In the previous month, the economy had added 28.7K jobs. The April labour force survey says the country added 46,900 net full-time positions and shed 66,500 part-time jobs. The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6.8%, contradicting expectation of an uptick to 6.9%. Meanwhile, the labor force participation rate ticked lower to 65.8% in April from 65.9% in March. May 08,2015 OctaFX.Com News Updates Trade with OctaFX - the Most Reliable Forex broker!

EUR/USD visiting highs on Payrolls FXStreet (Edinburgh) - The upside momentum is picking up pace around the euro on Friday, with EUR/USD now climbing to fresh daily highs. EUR/USD stronger following in line NFP The pair is reverting its initial downside after the US economy added 223K jobs during April, a tad below consensus at 225K albeit up from March’s 85K (revised from 126K). Further data showed the jobless rate ticked lower to 5.4%. EUR/USD levels to watch As of writing the pair is advancing 0.10% at 1.1277 and a breakout of 1.1300 (psychological level) would expose 1.1393 (high May 7). On the flip side, the immediate support aligns at 1.1182 (low May 8) followed by 1.1175 (low May 6) and finally 1.1100 (psychological level). May 08,2015 OctaFX.Com News Updates Trade with OctaFX - the Most Reliable Forex broker!

Canada Participation rate below forecasts (65.9%) in April: Actual (65.8%) Read more in Forex News May 08,2015 OctaFX.Com News Updates Trade with OctaFX - the Most Reliable Forex broker!

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Election guide - Labour party - BBH FXStreet (Guatemala) - Analysts at Brown Brothers Harriman offered an in depth insight to the UK election in a guide, start with the Labour: "The first exit polls for the UK election are expected to start coming out at 22:00 GMT today. We think that a clear picture of the voting outcome will emerge around 4:00-5:00 GMT on Friday. Here is a quick party by party guide and analysis." "Labour: Expected to get 267 seats from 258 currently. It would likely pick up 38 seats from the Conservatives and 9 from other parties, while losing 38 to the SNP. Most projections still give a minority Labour government the highest odds. For example, odds implied by Betfair suggest a 36.4% chance of a Labour minority government. This would require the support of the SNP, either explicitly in a coalition (contradicting campaign pledges) or implicitly (for example via a Labour-LibDem coalition with support of the SNP in vote of confidences). A Labour victory would probably be a mild negative for markets. Investors are already prepared for a hung parliament and know that Labour has a good chance of leading the new government. So it wouldn’t be a major surprise. Moreover, a more pro-growth approach could benefit prove to be positive in the medium-term and taking the EU referendum off the table kills one major tail risk for the pound." May 07,2015 OctaFX.Com News Updates Trade with OctaFX - the Most Reliable Forex broker!

WTI testing lows sub-$60.00 FXStreet (Edinburgh) - The barrel of the American benchmark for the light crude oil is extending the drop from recent highs beyond $62.00/bbl on Thursday. WTI worried about Iran Market participants remain vigilant on headlines from the nuclear talks between Iran and six world’s powers. Prospects of an agreement by end of June could potentially see Iran’s sanctions lifted, allowing the Middle East oil-producer country to resume its production, exerting downside pressure on prices as a consequence. In the same tone, prices could be under pressure as US oil production could resume its upside following the recent drop in inventories after 17 consecutive weeks of gains. WTI relevant levels The barrel of WTI is losing 1.35% at $59.58 with the immediate support at $59.09 (low May 7) ahead of $58.63 (low May 5) and finally $58.37 (low Apr.30). On the other direction, a breakout of $61.31 (high May 7) would aim for $62.58 (2015 high May 6) and then $63.03 (high Dec.8). May 07,2015 OctaFX.Com News Updates Trade with OctaFX - the Most Reliable Forex broker!